

As the section took place before the main events of Wrath of the Lich King, however, it also ran into some chronology issues as new expansions were released. It was emblematic of the change in questing that took place in Wrath of the Lich King that saw mob grinds and collection quests increasingly replaced with exciting narrative missions. That was, until the Death Knights were able to break free of the Lich King’s control and reclaim a small piece of their humanity, becoming the Knights of the Ebon Blade. The story-driven starting zone had players rise as a knight of the Lich King himself and commit delightfully dastardly deeds upon the local peasants and Scarlet Crusade. The original Death Knight starting experience was a turning point in World of Warcraft history.
